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Lot# 1790 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 1790 New Guinea

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    New Guinea, Stamps of Australia overprinted 1915/16: Cover from Madang to the German Charity Organization in Stockholm, Sweden bearing KGV ½ d. green with type c ovpt and 1 d. carmine-red ovpt a and die II with type c ovpt, tied by MADANG (24 FE 16) cds's to large format envelope showing despatch address "Neu Guinea Finschhafen" and Censorship handstamp in violet alongside, reverse with arrival cds. The 1d. die II definitive is extremely rare on cover.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF